潮濕的通道內,塔庫魯甫脫離巨大怪物的纏繞偷襲,豎斧防範對手再度來襲229Please respect copyright.PENANAavJvIz7CiM
火炎山的咆哮,終於緩緩平息了下來。229Please respect copyright.PENANAI3KPM6x45c
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那一波波從地底竄起的震動,像是遠古巨獸最後的哀鳴,逐漸沈寂。石室內的塵埃已不再從天頂落下,連通道牆上的裂縫也不再喀喀作響,只剩餘熱還在石縫間迴盪,像吐不完的嘆息。229Please respect copyright.PENANAVekUmdm1PN
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韓寧公主站在石室中央,輕撫著自己的法杖,眉頭總算稍稍舒展,長吐一口氣說道:「看來……火山的異變是真的結束了。我們,總算能好好找出口離開這該死的山了。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAYuoA6x5Sjj
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塔庫魯站在她身側,警惕地瞥了石室另一頭還未探查的暗影,低聲道:「我不是不信妳的直覺,但我更擔心,那些剛才逃出去的魔獸和獸王……既然火山不爆了,會不會又一個個跑回來當這裡的主人?」229Please respect copyright.PENANAgqOsYJbooM
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韓寧聽了,只是輕笑一聲,眼神中透出一抹老練的冷靜:「放心吧,那些是受天魔王魂魄召喚的軍隊。如今骨骸焚滅,魂力斷絕,整個召喚陣也就崩潰了。這些魔獸要是沒有故鄉可回,或許會變成流竄的兇靈,但要像過去那樣被統合起來——很難了。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAdSR4F95bXX
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她的聲音帶著自信,但也藏著一絲不易察覺的疲憊:「尤其那西方魔王分裂出的那些黑鴉……死得那麼多,魂力被打散了大半。牠對魔界的掌控力,恐怕至少折了一半。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAwpeHsoodMm
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塔庫魯摸了摸下巴,眉頭微蹙:「這麼說來,以後要看到像那蠕蟎獸人一樣,糾集一整支獸人大軍攻城略地的情況……?」229Please respect copyright.PENANA1oomfwq7w7
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「應該是不可能了,」韓寧接話,「至少在我們這輩子內,很難再見到。以後的獸王們,恐怕只會彼此廝殺爭地盤,除非哪天又蹦出個什麼新的魔神來,不然他們根本再也湊不到一塊兒。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAJL3tugd0JG
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塔庫魯點頭,語氣低沉:「那也算不幸中的大幸……不過,我總記得,永夜森林那三位天神族的白鷹,也損了兩隻。那……那雄鷹,是……?」229Please respect copyright.PENANAMLRBU92M73
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韓寧的目光黯然了一下,語氣卻很篤定:「雄鷹是那位男性天神族勇士。他被岩漿吞噬,是用生命在護送骨骸下墜。被燙傷的是雌鷹,那是族中的女將。而那最後從上方俯衝而下、奮力將她救離岩漿爆湧的那一隻……正是永夜女王。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAhMCu6WsBdt
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塔庫魯睜大了眼:「他們化成白鷹,妳也能分得出來?」229Please respect copyright.PENANA4b3p4xL9zA
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韓寧微微一笑,帶著幾分得意又神秘的語氣:「別忘了,我是魔法師,也是天神族後裔。他們雖換了形,但氣場仍在。尤其是永夜女王——那等壓迫感,就算她變成一塊石頭,我也能認出她來。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAShy3JRe00S
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塔庫魯搖搖頭,嘴角扯出一絲佩服的苦笑:「你們法師,永遠有你們神神秘秘的一套。」229Please respect copyright.PENANABtXnDPKGie
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這時,三人從石室中起身,準備離開。但就在他們環顧四周的瞬間,便頓時愣住了。229Please respect copyright.PENANAn2jfCUZYtT
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除了來時那條火山口下行的通道,石室的其他三個方向,竟各自開了一條同樣大小、同樣粗糙的通道。四條路徑均分於東、西、南、北,彷彿命運也在此刻設下了一場無形的試煉。229Please respect copyright.PENANAaMCEOsfbJi
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「……現在是怎樣,石室也要玩迷宮是嗎?」塔庫魯咕噥了一聲,手握長柄鐵斧,掃視四條出口。229Please respect copyright.PENANASDgnt6TYsV
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韓寧皺著眉頭看向三條未知的通道口,神情也凝重了起來:「這……不像自然形成的,應該是某種魔法工事的一部分。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAx7wvCWxM9y
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伊芙娜則冷靜地抽出『萊納之弓』,貼著通道口走了幾步,然後回來說:「每一條都有氣流,但方向不同。有的風熱、有的風冷……要選哪一條?」229Please respect copyright.PENANALqz9iXpGk9
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三人對視了一眼,一種熟悉的預感重新在心底升起。229Please respect copyright.PENANAXF7hT1hJjU
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他們知道,真正的難關,或許才剛剛開始。229Please respect copyright.PENANAPw5UxMD2Wv
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塔庫魯與伊芙娜皆將目光投向韓寧公主,等待她下令。這名來自高塔王國的女法師舉起法杖,指尖泛起淡藍色的魔光,輕聲唸起偵測咒語。三道細小如風的法力如觸鬚般伸入石室外的三條通道之中。229Please respect copyright.PENANAduZ6iDuioG
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她凝神片刻,然後收回法力,眉頭微皺:「我的偵測距離有限,沒法探到底,不過可以肯定的是——三條通道裡,暫時沒有魔獸或獸王的氣息。」她略微停頓了一下,轉頭指向其中一條吹著冷風的通道,「這條風最冷,應該比較安全。我建議走這條,你們意下如何?」229Please respect copyright.PENANA2xpEQoC2d9
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塔庫魯點了點頭。他向來信任韓寧的判斷——尤其是在進了這詭異火山之後。伊芙娜則一言不發,只是默默點頭,她的劍與弓始終隨公主的意志而動。229Please respect copyright.PENANAxRt6Jhz8CE
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於是,塔庫魯走在最前,一腳踏入那吹著寒風的通道,手中長柄鐵斧高舉於胸前,戒備地掃視四周。229Please respect copyright.PENANA6j1Scjv5nM
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但不對勁的感覺立刻湧上心頭。229Please respect copyright.PENANAUS0DP0whWz
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這條通道內的空氣,異常地潮濕,潮得像剛剛下過一場大雨。這在剛經歷火山爆發的地底絕對是反常的。他眉頭皺緊,直覺告訴他:這裡有問題——大問題。229Please respect copyright.PENANAlfe4gVXgiH
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那是他過去在地球特遣隊打滾時養成的直覺。當時那句老話就已刻進了骨子裡:「凡事不合常理,必有妖邪作祟。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAl0abIx2Y4Y
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於是,他將長柄鐵斧橫於身前,隨時準備反擊。229Please respect copyright.PENANAstWilp7Y2j
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這時,走在他身後的韓寧輕聲問道:「你這麼緊張……是發現什麼了嗎?」229Please respect copyright.PENANAvQWzvikdZ9
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塔庫魯沒回頭,只是低聲說道:「空氣不對勁……太潮了。火山內部哪來這麼重的水氣?這地方……像是有東西在等我們。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAZzxoDWpNyq
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韓寧聞言,神色也一變,不再多言。三人於沉默中前行,腳步穩重,劍與斧皆已出鞘,時刻備戰。229Please respect copyright.PENANANEL7pYv6Uk
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走了約莫三十步,一道勁風突如其來地從通道前方襲捲而來。229Please respect copyright.PENANAvvUuYwdYwM
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風中帶著濃烈的腥臭與濕氣,像是某種深海腐爛生物的氣息。下一瞬,只聽得「啪!」地一聲爆響,一條不明長物如閃電般從前方石暗中竄出,直卷向塔庫魯。229Please respect copyright.PENANAoM7Lnj3Sp9
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他反應極快,長柄鐵斧往前猛然一擋,「鏘!」地一聲巨響,斧身被死死纏住!229Please respect copyright.PENANAQHHVbl4q84
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那東西力量驚人,像一條帶刺的長蛇,又像某種變異的觸手,正在與他角力扭纏。他咬緊牙關,腳步穩穩頂住,雙臂暴繃,鐵斧與怪物陷入膠著。229Please respect copyright.PENANAPxn07YaPS7
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「什麼鬼東西!」塔庫魯怒吼一聲,試圖掙脫。229Please respect copyright.PENANAu6fiCWB1O6
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韓寧公主立刻舉起法杖,喝道:「聖光驅魔,炙滅邪靈!」一道銀白的咒語雷電劃破黑暗,射向那纏住斧頭的東西——但那怪物卻像是全然無懼聖法之力,只稍微蜷縮了下,並未鬆開分毫。229Please respect copyright.PENANAK4Sf4Q92Kv
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「它不怕魔法!」韓寧低聲咒罵,手中再次聚力。229Please respect copyright.PENANAPUXOhzd3dt
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但這時,伊芙娜已經動了。她迅速拉開『萊納之弓』,手如殘影,連射三箭,直指斧頭上的纏繞處。229Please respect copyright.PENANAIxgTJRAXpl
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「咻!咻!咻!」229Please respect copyright.PENANAdanRwJEiCP
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三支箭矢如雷貫穿,竟奇異地穩穩命中那團纏物的節節要害。229Please respect copyright.PENANAAN22FbA7Ew
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那東西發出一聲古怪的哀鳴,像被燙到的水蛭一樣猛然抽搐,隨即鬆開斧柄,倏地縮回通道深處。然後,一聲震耳欲聾的怒吼自通道遠處轟然傳來,聲浪滾滾,如洪鐘撞鼎,夾帶著無窮憤怒與殺意。229Please respect copyright.PENANAsbYcS2TlpK
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三人同時一怔。229Please respect copyright.PENANAeIET2bt8fs
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塔庫魯收斧站穩,咬牙說道:「我們好像打擾到這通道真正的主了。」


